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Clarissa; or, The History of a Young Lady

Samuel Richardson’s *Clarissa; or, The History of a Young Lady* is an 18th-century English novel presented entirely as l...

18TH Century Classic Tragedy English

9.2 Excellent

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Herzog

Herzog, a 20th-century American novel by Saul Bellow, presents a profound exploration of identity and disillusionment. T...

Classic American 20TH Century Literary

8.9 Great

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A Journal of the Plague Year

Daniel Defoe’s *A Journal of the Plague Year* offers a detailed account of the 1665 outbreak in London through a series...

Journal 18TH Century Classic English

8.8 Great

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Persian Letters

Montesquieu’s *Persian Letters* presents a satirical critique of 18th-century France through a series of fabricated lett...

18TH Century Classic French Satire

8.7 Great

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Julie; or, The New Heloise

Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s *Julie; or, The New Heloise* is an 18th-century French epistolary novel presented entirely as a...

18TH Century Classic French Romance

8.6 Great

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Address Unknown

Kressmann Taylor’s Address Unknown presents a chilling portrayal of escalating tensions in pre-World War II Europe. The...

Classic 20TH Century Political Letters

8.4 Great

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La Religieuse

Denis Diderot’s *La Religieuse* is an 18th-century French novel presented as a series of letters. The story follows a yo...

18TH Century French Convent Letters

8.4 Great

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Wieland

Wieland is an 1798 American Gothic novel by Charles Brockden Brown, written in an epistolary format from the perspective...

18TH Century American Gothic Letters

8.3 Great

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Letters from a Peruvian Woman

Françoise de Graffigny’s *Letters from a Peruvian Woman* presents a fictional correspondence offering insights into colo...

18TH Century Classic French Outsider

8.2 Great

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Cartas marruecas

*Cartas marruecas*, written by José Cadalso, presents a satirical examination of Spanish society in the 18th century. Th...

18TH Century Classic Spanish Satire

8.1 Great

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The Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis

Ugo Foscolo’s *The Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis* presents a poignant narrative through a collection of correspondence. P...

Romantic Italian Classic 19TH Century

8.1 Great

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Lettres Persanes

Published anonymously in 1721, Montesquieu's Lettres Persanes takes the form of correspondence between Persian visitors...

18TH Century French Satire Philosophical

8.0 Great

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Pepita Jiménez

Pepita Jiménez is a Spanish novel written by Juan Valera, first published in 1874. The story begins as an epistolary nov...

Classic Spanish Romance Nineteenth Century

8.0 Great

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Julie, ou la Nouvelle Héloïse

Julie, ou la Nouvelle Héloïse is an epistolary novel written by Jean-Jacques Rousseau and published in 1761. The story i...

18TH Century French Philosophical Romance

7.8 Good

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Aline and Valcour

Aline and Valcour is an epistolary novel by the Marquis de Sade, published in 1793 while he was imprisoned during the Fr...

18TH Century Classic French Philosophical

7.2 Good

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Memoirs of Miss Sidney Bidulph

*Memoirs of Miss Sidney Bidulph* is an epistolary novel by Irish author Frances Sheridan, first published in 1761. Writt...

18TH Century Classic English Sentimental

7.2 Good

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Desmond

Desmond is an epistolary novel by English writer Charlotte Smith, first published in 1792. Told primarily through letter...

18TH Century Classic Political English

7.0 Good

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The History of Emily Montague

The History of Emily Montague is an epistolary novel by Frances Brooke, first published in four volumes in London in 176...

18TH Century Classic Canadian Romance

6.9 Fair

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Godwi

Godwi oder Das steinerne Bild der Mutter is a novel by Clemens Brentano, published in two parts in 1801 and 1802. Writte...

German Romantic 19TH Century Letters

6.7 Fair

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The Sylph

The Sylph is an epistolary novel first published in 1779 and generally attributed to Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Dev...

18TH Century Classic Gothic English

6.4 Fair